School Shootings Essay

With the increase of schools considering arming teachers as protection, prices are likely to pose an issue. According to Scott Whitman, an administrator at Jackson County School district looking into arming teachers in his school, said the cost would be the greatest factor. To arm and train ten teacher would easily exceed $25,000 a year, which both administrators and tax payers believe is an unneeded expense. To add to the already large expense, many teachers will ask to make a higher wage…

Almost nothing good comes from public schools. I hear that public school is a place where fights, drugs, shootings, and terrible teachers can happen. Only one thing good comes from public schools, all kids can go to get some education and parents can go to work then. I see schools as necessary but need more improvement. Parents have to deal with their kids bad attitudes that they can pick up from school. In some places, schools don’t have good security and shootings happen. Some teachers do not…

Prayer in public schools has been an ongoing controversial topic that has led to major Supreme Court decisions. There are several individuals who feel that school prayer should be allowed in the school system, on the other hand, there are several individuals who feel that school prayer should not be allowed in schools. Daily prayer was eliminated by the the Supreme Court in 1962. In 1962, the supreme court officially sponsored school prayer. “In 1963, the Court said that schools cannot begin…

Intruder Defense System School Safety has been in the news of late and the scenes of crying children, bodies being hauled off on gurney’s, imagines of faces in shock or just a black bag being carried away are unsettling. As a teacher, one of your worst nightmares is that your school and even your classroom become a potential target for a student or someone walking in off the street that is on a rampage shooting without _________. The speaker system announces there has been a shooting in the…

Would you stop something dangerous from happening even if it hurt your relationships with your friends? Many students face this question everyday and an alarming amount of them would say no. This is a very dangerous way of thinking especially in scenarios where people's lives are at risk. The reasons often revolve around how the students feel their friendships or reputations would be affected. Although some readers of “To Tell or Not To Tell” by Mary Kate Frank have argued students should not…

Summary Those who are for arming teachers believe that having armed staff members within schools will prevent school shooters from targeting the establishments (Gunter). Those against the idea state that it could cause more problems, especially for black and latino children, due to racial bias (Scott). Those for the idea of arming teachers also mention that it could prevent casualties at schools in areas where it will take the police a longer time to arrive (Gunter). Those against arming…

For years, there have been multiple stories on the news about school shootings. Students and faculty feel that change is necessary to keep all schools safer and to create a better learning environment. But one thing still remains: What can be done to prevent mass shootings and other traumatic events on campus in the future? Although they appear to offer opposing viewpoints, those who disagree about how to make schools safer share common ground regarding enhancing security and how overly…

One problem in schools the last decade is the lack of security. The increasing amount of shootings and violence within schools causes students to feel unsafe and puts them directly in danger. Additionally, this affects their achievement in school which could potentially impact their future. There have been many attempts at preventing shootings and violence, but it still continues all around the country. Scholars agree that there should be more security in schools, but some disagree about…

What would happen if we did not have a form of security on school campuses? Many students and teachers have perish due to shootings on school grounds. All had a form of security that were armed with guns but some have proven to be unreliable in these situations when needed the most. A good solution to prevent this or help prevent this is to arm the teachers. My research will show why this is a good solution by going over a some pros and cons of gun carry by citizens and why we have it, why…

In these two stories “Finding Her Way” and “Kylie’s Project” both are about how they had to deal with something like Angela in “Finding Her Way” had to deal with trying to learn to speak English and how to deal with getting teased on. Kylie in “Kylie’s Project” had to deal with being disabled and not being able to walk, she wasn’t really made fun of but she couldn't things that other people could do. They both were going through a hard time but they learned how to deal with it. How do these…